Fitzgerald isn't alone:WTI Demands Bush And Blair Indictment

by **DrDebugDU** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 7:49 pm

WTI Demands Bush And Blair Indictment At ICC Tuesday, 2 August 2005, 12:54 pm Press Release: World Tribunal on Iraq World Tribunal On Iraq Demands Bush And Blair Indictment At International Criminal Court 1 August 2005, Istanbul, Turkey – The Final Statement by the Jury of Conscience of the World Tribunal on Iraq calls for the International Criminal Court (ICC) to indict, prosecute, and punish the perpetrators and collaborators for the aggression against Iraq and the related international crimes arising from the subsequent occupation of the country. The statement lists the violations in international law committed during and after this war and also provides recommendations for the prevention of future illegal and illegitimate action. The Statement relies upon the extensive testimony given in written and oral form by international law experts during the Culminating Session of the World Tribunal on Iraq (WTI) in Istanbul between 23-27 June 2005. It also reflects the testimony and submissions on related issues of war crimes and the failure of the United Nations to protect Iraq against aggression. The Chair of the Jury of Consience in Istanbul, Arundhati Roy, said in India “We, the Jury of Conscience, hope that the scope and specificity of these recommendations will lay the groundwork for a world whose future cannot be shaped by multi-national corporations and Heads of State in violation of the explicit and stated will of the people they claim to represent, where journalists and intellectuals will not remain mute, where human security will prevail over the drive for political, economic and cultural hegemony, the insatiable greed of the military-industrial complex and the quest for corporate profit.” In the Istanbul session, members of the Jury of Conscience from 10 different countries heard the testimonies of 54 members comprising the Panel of Advocates who came from across the world, including Iraq, the United States and the United Kingdom. The session in Istanbul was the culminating session of commissions of inquiry and hearings held around the world over the past two years (1). For more information and the full text of the Jury Statement please visit <a href="http://www.worldtribunal.org">www.worldtribunal.org</a> <a href="http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0508/S00041.htm">www.scoop.co.nz/stories/W...S00041.htm</a>

by **DrDebugDU** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 7:53 pm

(...) III. Recommendations Recognizing the right of the Iraqi people to resist the illegal occupation of their country and to develop independent institutions, and affirming that the right to resist the occupation is the right to wage a struggle for self-determination, freedom, and independence as derived from the Charter of the United Nations, we the Jury of Conscience declare our solidarity with the people of Iraq. We recommend: 1. The immediate and unconditional withdrawal of the Coalition forces from Iraq. 2. That Coalition governments make war reparations and pay compensation to Iraq for the humanitarian, economic, ecological, and cultural devastation they have caused by their illegal invasion and occupation. 3. That all laws, contracts, treaties, and institutions established under occupation, which the Iraqi people deem inimical to their interests, be considered null and void. 4. That the Guantánamo Bay prison and all other offshore US military prisons be closed immediately, that the names of the prisoners be disclosed, that they receive POW status, and receive due process. 5. That there be an exhaustive investigation of those responsible for the crime of aggression, war crimes and crimes against humanity in Iraq, beginning with George W. Bush, President of the United States of America, Tony Blair, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, those in key decision- making positions in these countries and in the Coalition of the Willing, those in the military chain- of-command who master-minded the strategy for and carried out this criminal war, starting from the very top and going down; as well as personalities in Iraq who helped prepare this illegal invasion and supported the occupiers. We list some of the most obvious names to be included in such investigation: prime ministers of the Coalition of the Willing, such as Junichiro Koizumi of Japan, Jose Maria Anzar of Spain, Silvio Berlusconi of Italy, José Manuel Durão Barroso and Santana Lopes of Portugal, Roh Moo Hyun of South Korea, Anders Fogh Rasmussen of Denmark; public officials such as Dick Cheney, Donald H. Rumsfeld, Paul Wolfowitz, Colin L. Powell, Condoleezza Rice, Richard Perle, Douglas Feith, Alberto Gonzales, L. Paul Bremer from the US, and Jack Straw, Geoffrey Hoon, John Reid, Adam Ingram from the UK; military commanders beginning with: Gen. Richard Myers, Gen. Tommy Franks, Gen. John P. Abizaid, Gen. Ricardo S. Sanchez, Gen. Thomas Metz, Gen. John R. Vines, Gen. George Casey from the US; Gen. Mike Jackson, Gen. John Kiszely, Air Marshal Brian Burridge, Gen. Peter Wall, Rear Admiral David Snelson, Gen. Robin Brims, Air Vice-Marshal Glenn Torpy from the UK; and chiefs of staff and commanding officers of all coalition countries with troops in Iraq. Iraqi collaborators such as Ahmed Chalabi, Iyad Allawi, Abdul Aziz Al Hakim, Gen. Abdul Qader Mohammed Jassem Mohan, among others. 6. That a process of accountability is initiated to hold those morally and personally responsible for their participation in this illegal war, such as journalists who deliberately lied, corporate media outlets that promoted racial, ethnic and religious hatred, and CEOs of multinational corporations that profited from this war; 7. That people throughout the world launch nonviolent actions against US and UK corporations that directly profit from this war. Examples of such corporations include Halliburton, Bechtel, The Carlyle Group, CACI Inc., Titan Corporation, Kellog, Brown and Root (subsidiary of Halliburton), DynCorp, Boeing, ExxonMobil, Texaco, British Petroleum. The following companies have sued Iraq and received "reparation awards": Toys R Us, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Shell, Nestlé, Pepsi, Phillip Morris, Sheraton, Mobil. Such actions may take the form of direct actions such as shutting down their offices, consumer boycotts, and pressure on shareholders to divest. 8. That young people and soldiers act on conscientious objection and refuse to enlist and participate in an illegal war. Also, that countries provide conscientious objectors with political asylum. 9. That the international campaign for dismantling all US military bases abroad be reinforced. 10. That people around the world resist and reject any effort by any of their governments to provide material, logistical, or moral support to the occupation of Iraq. We, the Jury of Conscience, hope that the scope and specificity of these recommendations will lay the groundwork for a world in which international institutions will be shaped and reshaped by the will of people and not by fear and self-interest, where journalists and intellectuals will not remain mute, where the will of the people of the world will be central, and human security will prevail over state security and corporate profits. Arundhati Roy, India, Spokesperson of the Jury of Conscience Ahmet Öztürk, Turkey Ay?e Erzan, Turkey Chandra Muzaffar, Malaysia David Krieger, USA Eve Ensler, USA François Houtart, Belgium Jae-Bok Kim, South Korea Mehmet Tarhan, Turkey Miguel Angel De Los Santos Cruz, Mexico Murat Belge, Turkey Rela Mazali, Israel Salaam Al Jobourie, Iraq Taty Almeida, Argentina <a href="http://www.worldtribunal.org/main/?b=91">www.worldtribunal.org/main/?b=91</a>

by **dbeach** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 9:15 pm

AMEN! I as the jury of conscience from RI ,the state of that is,..do mots humbly agree... 'Life is but a dream.."

by **DrDebugDU** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 9:18 pm

This group is important and they are going to the ICC. The ICC is probably going to tell them that they have no jurisdiction of the United States, but this could be the end for Blair. And it's like house of cards. If Blair falls then Bush can no longer maintain his grand posteur. In short, this is really good news.

by **dbeach** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 10:48 pm

very important.. never expected the truth to be handed out like brochures on election day the elites are entrenched for yrs..and I doubt will leave regardless of Fitzgerald but its the mo jo..the momentum that builds when you scream for JUSTICE and their is none..scream more ..louder.. can't hear you ..louder... your words are being heard... I am not surrendering to these traitors ,cowards and bullies..CHICKENHHAWKS who betrayed the country that gave em everything the elites have some serious bad karma and soon enough the cosmic mortgage is DUE.

by **Starman** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 11:08 pm

I, Starman, of the Independant, Resourceful, Life-affirming, Peace and Justice-supporting, unincorporated State Of Jefferson do hereby solemnly and deliberately affirm and support this Petition of ICC Indictment of those implicated in planning, prosecuting, supporting, and carrying-out the Invasion and Occupation of Iraq which was a gross violation of Humanitarian Law constituting the most grevious Crime against Peace, and for those having prime responsibility for the many war crimes and atrocities which have since resulted. I'd like to see a mass-public e-mail/fax campaign sending a brief letter of support for this demand to the world's leading political, spiritual and peace-justice officials (including UN, etc.), as well as the major media/press organizations; Somewhere I have a pretty comprehensive list of Media and UN and Congressional e-mail addys -- I should dig it up, or do another websearch and post it -- unless someone beats me to it and posts it here and on other vigorous discussion boards. This is definitely something I could get behind. Thanks for the Heads-UP! A reassuring sign that all is NOT FUBAR with the world, but that pockets of light and sanity and decency and principle remain. Hallelujah! Starman <img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/tongue.gif ALT=":b">

by **professorpan** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 11:26 pm

The World Tribunal can demand anything it wants... but it won't accomplish a thing at the ICC. Millions of people across the world marched in the streets, wrote letters, and took out full page ads in the NYT -- and didn't stop the war. A "... horizontal network of local groups and individuals worldwide that work together in a non- hierarchical system" has about as much chance of indicting Bush and Blair as a snowball in Bagdhad. I'm not being cynical, just honest. I applaud every group that works for peace, but trumpeting this as a major breakthrough ain't realistic.

by **dbeach** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 11:44 pm

Star very nice "A reassuring sign that all is NOT FUBAR with the world, but that pockets of light and sanity and decency and principle remain.' just cuz the villains are draggin humanity to HELL don't mean that I can't enjoy the ride I am in HELL on a time share..they stay PERMANENTLY.

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